Monday, June 30, 2008

I had flashbacks to my first time on an Ivy League campus where I was corrected on how I spoke several times. No, I did not go to an Ivy League school but the students there felt the need to correct my pronuniciation of several words.

Feeling very self-conscious, because my friends are very smart and bright people and I am not so much, I looked up the pronunciation of the word data. I used dictionary dot com, does anyone actually own a dictionary any more? I wanted to make sure I was saying it the correct way.

It's day-ta. You should hear me and one of my co-workers talking. During the course of a conversation, each of us says the word several times. Only she says dat-ta. It's almost like a competition, but neither of us ever mentions it.

Really who cares. I'm sure I've said it both ways but probably more oftan than not "datta"That's funny that your friend was so annoyed by it.Now that I think about it I haven't said that word in a very long time, Aww the joys of being a SAHM.

To make a different reference...I always say datta, because day-ta reminds me of the kid on The Goonies with the backpack and the bad inventions. The kids on my block would always play "the Goonies" and because there were 3 girls on the block but only 2 in the film, I had to play Data because I had a backpack and the other two didn't. I hated that.

I say day-ta - and am not annoyed when people say da-ta. I used to get annoyed when our computer guy at work said "data are" I am sure he was right but it sounded so odd to me and he was an ass so it was even more annoying to hear him say it - or anything for that matter.

When I am reading it, it is day-ta. After reading, and tucking it into the briefcase, it becomes datta. I will give my co-worker the dayta to read. She will return the datta to me. I read a lot of Disney dayta this week. It is now the datta at the bottom of the suitcase. Neither one upsets me. It is what it is, either way...information. momo9

Hmm...I read your post and was saying datta in my mind so I guess that must be what I normally say. I'm also a SAHM so this definitely isnt a word I use often.

I'm with April, though. As someone who grew up in Nevada...it is EXTREMELY annoying to me when I hear people say Ne-vaw-duh instead of Ne-va-duh. You can say you are pronouncing it the spanish way all you want...but ne-vaw-duh still wouldn't be correct. What really gets me is when a story is based there and they still say it wrong. The correct pronunciation of a state is the way the people who live their pronounce it.

LOL. Obviously, I feel strongly about that. I only say something if someone does it over and over and over again. Otherwise, I really find it weird for someone to correct your pronunciation. I guess it depends on if they are a good friend who wouldnt make you feel embarrassed. :)

Except for that year in seventh grade computer lab where the old bag teaching the class assured everyone that the correct pronunciation of the word was "Dat-Ah" and would correct it each time we mispronounced. The brainwashing wore off in eight grade and I'm glad to say I've fully recovered. TO be honest, since I work in I.T. - I've heard it both ways over the past 9 years, so I've gotten used to it.

Tomato...Tomata...Missoureee...Missourah...Who gives a rats behind. WHAT is annoying, is having your pronunciation corrected. Unless you are 5...I find it to be totally unnecessary. For the love of all that is good in the world, if a person is speaking English & getting their point across...SHUT YOUR SELF RIGHTEOUS PIE HOLE ANNOYING PEOPLE! By the way, it's Day-ta. lol!

The big difference is that 'data' does have two legitimate pronunciations. Nuclear has one correct way, and another that was a mispronunciation by a US president that became a commonly believed "correct" pronunciation. It is not.

Nuclear. break it out. Nu-cle-ar. That is it. "Nu-kyoo-lar" doesn't even make sense.

i read your blog and love it...found you through sue and charlotte, anyway...i work for a nonprofit and i am a grants and data (datta) manager but i always analyze data (day-ta). ii am not sure why i pronounce them different but i do...and i thought you should know. :)congrats on the pregnancy!